About this vendor
Your wedding ceremony and celebrating your love can be the very BEST part of your day! Your guests will be talking about it for days...in a good way! Officiant Heidi from Love Story Vows creates fun, memorable, and romantic ceremonies that are unique to the two of you! She'll write your personal Love Story and you will have a wedding ceremony that you and your guests love!
Heidi will feel like your “cool” aunt, who will answer every wedding question, help keep you calm and be there to make sure your wedding ceremony is awesome, easy, and the true starting point of your celebration! She creates customized, personal and witty (not cheesy) ceremonies for couples all over Southern California, including San Diego, San Marcos, Oceanside, Julian, Coronado, Temecula, Carlsbad, Escondido, Laguna, Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Palm Springs, and Idyllwild. Destination locations like Santa Barbara, Big Sur, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Tahoe, and Sequoia.
Services Offered
Her ceremonies are always inclusive and LGBTQIA+ friendly! Your ceremony can be as unique as the two of you. She will craft non-religious wedding ceremonies with no mention of god or for Grandma, we add a little romantic prayer, Heidi also does vow renewals, and elopements. She's "married" over 700 couples since 2016! Whether you want simple, elegant, fun, creative, magical, intimate, or a stunning outdoor adventure ceremony, she will help you create a ceremony for the two of you! She's a professional, ordained non-denominational officiant through the Universal Life Church and The Church of Spiritual Humanism.
Experience
As a former wedding planner, she will make this journey simple and fun! With her years of experience in theatre, doing voice-overs for radio and TV, her ASMR voice, and her love of writing, she has unique qualifications to make this an easy and low stress experience for you! Your ceremony should reflect both of you. It should also tell your personal Love Story. She refuses to do long and boring ceremonies, but she loves doing awesome ceremonies!
Her world's filled with love and laughter! She loves going on adventures, sharing weekly "date days" with her husband, and spending an amazing day with her couples! Sometimes she gets to do both, Alan's an experienced, professional and brilliant, award-winning photographer! They do elopements too, Google Alan and Heidi Elopements for more info.
Heidi and her husband are still madly in love and best friends! They just celebrated their 26th Anniversary! They share their lives with an adorable Pomeranian named Pilot and a baby parakeet who greets everyone with "Whatchadoin'". They love hiking in the mountains and walking on the beach at sunset, watching romantic or adventure movies but their favorites are superhero or nerdy science fiction movies (they try not choose sides)!
It's your wedding day! Let's create that magical ceremony that you and your guests will love, but never knew it existed.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Religious Affiliations
- Interfaith
- Pagan
- Secular
- Spiritual
- Unitarian
- Wiccan
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
8-Time 'Best of Weddings'
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Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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I couldn’t have imagined a better ceremony. Heidi made it so special and personal. She puts the getting-to-know-you process in bite size chunks so we didn’t get overwhelmed and the...
end result was a ceremony so intimate that even my husband and I learned a few things about each other :). I couldn’t recommend Heidi more and another tip… let her convince you that the “knot-tying ceremony” is worth doing! It’s such a great keepsake!
My husband and I recently got married and we absolutely adore Heidi! She is so sweet and you can tell that she really does put her passion to work for her couples. We both felt ver...
y seen and heard and she helped us to craft the most beautiful non-traditional ceremony, and she was a good sport with helping me keep the surprise I had planned for my husband at our ceremony. 10/10 recommend Heidi for your big day!
“Auntie” Heidi (Love Story Vows) was an absolute pleasure to work with and one of the best decisions we made for our wedding.
From the very beginning, Heidi invested genuine care ...
into getting to know us as a couple. Throughout the process, she regularly checked in—not just about ceremony details, but about how we were doing, how wedding planning was going, and what felt most important to us. She also provided invaluable guidance on ceremony logistics, marriage license requirements, and day-of planning details that helped us feel prepared and supported every step of the way.
Heidi has an incredibly calm, steady, and reassuring presence. There is something truly dreamy about the way she speaks and carries herself. Her voice and demeanor immediately put everyone at ease. Quite honestly, she could probably read a phone book and make it sound beautiful.
The ceremony she created for us was beyond anything we could have imagined. Through thoughtful surveys and conversations, she gathered the details of our friendship, relationship, and journey together, then seamlessly wove them into a heartfelt and deeply personal story. The result felt uniquely us—warm, authentic, emotional, and memorable.
Without question, the ceremony was the part of the wedding that our guests talked about the most afterward. So many people commented on how personal, meaningful, and beautifully delivered it was, and how they truly enjoyed hearing snippets of our relationship that were narrated by Heidi.
At the end of our ceremony, Heidi performed a “handfasting” (ribbon-tying) ceremony beautifully, incorporating it naturally into the flow of the ceremony and making it feel both significant and intimate.
We truly could not have asked for a better officiant. Heidi brought warmth, professionalism, wisdom, and heart to every interaction, and we are so grateful she was the one who married us.
Everyone needs an Auntie Heidi for their wedding! She made the ceremony the easiest part of wedding planning. If I was ever stressed or unsure about something, Heidi had a solution...
. She is so knowledgeable and professional and really went the extra mile to make us feel at ease. If you need someone to help you navigate the world of wedding planning, manage those crazy relatives, and remind you to be excited, not nervous, you need Heidi! Her style of officiating is so fun and joyful, and she was able to tailor a ceremony that felt so unique and so us. Her husband, Alan, is also an amazing coordinator and photographer, and together they made our day so special and seamless. We can’t thank them enough!
I 100% 10/10 highly recommend Heidi to be your officiant. She not only delivered a smooth, unique, and special ceremony for us, but also made my husband and I feel very taken care ...
of and comfortable. She was very detailed and made sure everything felt like us. Everyone at the wedding loved her energy and her voice. She made all of our worries melt away and went above and beyond to even come to our suites before the ceremony and pull my husband and I aside separately. She really calmed our nerves when everything seemed chaotic. Honestly would have hired her as my wedding planner! Right after we chose her, we knew she was the right person. Auntie Heidi was always a call away to hear us out if we needed someone to talk to or had any questions. We were so lucky to have her as our officiant and her husband, Alan, as our photographer. They were such a delight to have. We will always cherish the moments we shared with them. Thank you Heidi for checking in on us, guiding us, making our day that more special, being so caring and thoughtful, and for just being an amazing person!! Have Heidi as your officiant. You won't regret it.
Heidi did a great job officiating our ceremony. It was a magical event, and she rose to the occasion and really set the tone. In addition, she is an extremely calming presence who ...
helped put the whole wedding party (and attendees) at ease. I had such a wonderful experience working with Heidi, I cannot recommend her enough.
We truly cannot say enough wonderful things about Heidi. From the very beginning, she created a ceremony that was deeply personal, meaningful, and completely tailored to us. Every ...
part of it felt intentional and heartfelt, and so many of our guests commented on how beautiful and unique it was.
On the wedding day, when there was a moment of panic about our handfasting cords, Heidi was calm, prepared, and already in action. While the original cords were found at the hotel and brought to the venue, she also went home to get backup cords just in case. Knowing she was willing to do whatever it took to keep the ceremony intact meant everything to us.
Heidi brought such a grounding, supportive presence to the day. She even offered her hematite bracelet as a precaution to keep unwanted spiritual energy away, which perfectly reflects how thoughtful, intuitive, and caring she is. Nothing felt rushed or stressful with her involved.
Heidi is far more than a wedding officiant. She became part of our family through this experience, and we lovingly refer to her as our Aunt Heidi. We are beyond grateful for her, and we would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant who truly cares and goes above and beyond.
Absolutely the most amazing day of my life! Heidi from Love Story Vows was exactly what we were looking for, and we started with NO idea what we were looking for! We're non-religio...
us, fun/funny people, but we had a lot of family in attendance for the wedding. We wanted to keep things traditional, but also a twist of silly and sarcastic, just like us.
Heidi met with us a few times before the big day, sent us all the instructions/guidelines we needed (never been married before), and helped answer SO many questions! She was truly the easiest, most communicative vendor we had on the whole process, and I cannot thank her enough for all she did for myself and my husband. Our day was perfect with her help.
She's your crazy / not crazy Aunt Heidi, and she really loves what she does for a living. You won't go wrong with her, she offers all sorts of wedding styles. Her voice is calm, relaxing, loud enough for all family to hear, makes the ceremony without being the main part, and is just the kindest soul.
Thank you Heidi! You helped make our day so much more special, and you'll always have friend for life here!
We are so grateful to have had Heidi as our wedding officiant. During the first conversation, she made us feel comfortable and truly listened to our story. The ceremony was heartfe...
lt, personal, and beautifully tailored to us. She has a variety of ideas for incorporating symbolism into the ceremony. Because we love plants, we chose to do a tree planting ceremony, and each of our mothers participated too.
Heidi is warm, professional, and caring. "Auntie Heidi" offered help and advice throughout the process and even more on the wedding day. Everything went seamlessly on the wedding day, and it was exactly what we wanted during the ceremony - a really special and intimate moment. Thank you so much Heidi for being our officiant and for making our day so memorable.
Michele and Anthony
We recently had the honor of being married by "Auntie" Heidi & are so grateful for the experience! She is very professional and has an energy and grace that flowed seamlessly with ...
all those around her. Before the ceremony I had a panic attack, Heidi literally appeared out of nowhere with a howlite gemstone that she told me to hold to stay grounded. She has an ability to softly command and own a space so that the only thing my husband and I had to do was walk down the aisle - and she handled the rest. Her love story format was also a huge plus; we had never heard of that approach to a ceremony & thought it was very unique and intimate. Thank you so much, Auntie (Tia) Heidi!!
We are so happy that we chose Heidi as our officiant. She works really great with couples who are shy or nervous. Very friendly and eassy to communicate with. Heidi did everything ...
she could to make us feel the most comfortable and have the most enjoyable experience. Would highly recommend her for your wedding, she did an amazing job !!!
Heidi was the most amazing professional who felt like family the day of our wedding. she made the process so easy and less stressful for us. She has all the knowledge and would hel...
p us with whatever questions came up at whatever time of the day. The day of the wedding she arrived early came in to mu suite and was just supportive and calmed me down from the nerves. She has an amazing beautiful heart and is truly just a genuine person Thank you Heidi
Heidi’s great! She did our ceremony at the Carlsbad Windmill and it was everything we had hoped it would be! She helped us calm our nerves and feel instantly comfortable with her. ...
She made it fun and very “us”! The ceremony felt like it was just the three of us in the room. She took the time to really get to know us as a couple and individually, and she’s Aunt Heidi now! The ceremony felt so personal that we had family asking us if how we’re related or thought we’d known her for years! Can’t recommend Heidi enough for your big day! 😌
Heidi is the Absolute BEST!!! We are so grateful to have met her and have her officiate our wedding! She was so incredible from the beginning of our journey together till our weddi...
ng day, and even after. She was so kind and personable and enjoyed laughing with us. She is so down to earth and so easy to talk to about everything. She captured our love story so beautifully that we couldn’t stop smiling during our ceremony. All our guests complimented how amazing our ceremony was, that it was so fun and romantic and like nothing they have ever experienced! Heidi recommended the Hand Fasting for our ceremony and we are so thankful she did because it was something so special and unique that we will cherish forever! Heidi made writing our vows so easy as she sent out questionnaires to each of us and it was exciting to see what each of us wrote about one another during our ceremony in our “Love Story.” She even takes the stress out of filing the marriage certificate with the courts and personally does it herself so my husband and I could enjoy our honeymoon without that stress! We were so thankful to her and her husband Alan Merrigan who was our photographer (Love Story Photography) as they made our experience SO easy and stress free! They are the kindest people in the world and make the perfect team! Heidi and Alan, we cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us and making our ceremony and wedding everything we ever wished for and more!!!!
We are so happy that we chose Heidi as our officiant for our wedding. She blew our expectations out of the water. People were coming up to us after the ceremony asking us how long ...
we had known Heidi because she told our love story so beautifully! Everyone was complimenting us on how fun and romantic our ceremony was, and that it was unlike other weddings they had been to. We loved the ceremony too! She had us both tell her our love story separately in questionnaires before the wedding and it was so fun to find out what my husband had said to her at the altar! It was very sweet. Heidi is super personable and easy to talk to, which put us both at ease as well. She is super professional, but she is also kind. She checked in with us several times before the wedding and I feel like she really got to know us well. She's an expert at what she does! We were also happy because it had been our dream to do a handfasting ceremony, which she was happy to incorporate! It was the most wonderful and perfect ceremony we could have asked for. Heidi is a delight!
We loved having Heidi as our officiant for our recent wedding at La Valencia in La Jolla, CA! We knew she would be professional and calm and be a great speaker during the ceremony....
We loved working with her throughout the many months leading up to our wedding. She was so invested in us and making sure our ceremony was personalized and special to us. We received so many compliments about how personal the ceremony was versus any boring or "cliche" ceremony. The ceremony was a perfect length - nothing too short or too long and Heidi supported us the whole time. Would definitely recommend Heidi as an officiant - she works with so many couples and is so kind and caring! I don't know how she does it! :)
Heidi worked closely with us to create our unique "Love Story" wedding ceremony! Her creativity integrated seamlessly with our vision of a romantic, energetic, loving ceremony with...
our family and friends - it was everything we imagined and hoped for! Heidi helped us enjoy the process without any stress and to focus on our special day. We are deeply grateful to Heidi for her loving kindness and support - she's the best! We were also very fortunate to have Alan Merrigan with Love Story Photography as our top-notch wedding photographer - together they created the best possible support for our wedding experience. THANK YOU, Heidi and Alan!
Heidi made everything easy and relaxed. She had great advice and kept us calm and ready leading up to and on our big day. We are so happy that we had her marry us!!
Heidi was absolutely wonderful!! We are so beyond thankful to have met her! She was the perfect officiant for my husband and I. She made our ceremony incredibly special and catered...
our ceremony perfectly to who my husband and I are and what we wanted! Not only is she incredibly professional but she has the most beautiful energy! We felt like we had known her for years! She was so patient with us and made sure our ceremony would be everything we wanted it to be. My friends and family absolutely LOVED our ceremony and kept asking us how we found Heidi. My husband and I wanted a romantic and fun ceremony and Heidi delivered just that!!
Heidi at Love story vows walked us through every step. She helped us write our own love story based on our personal relationship. The ceremony was very sweet. We could not have ask...
ed for more.
My husband and I had so much fun working with Heidi from Love Story Vows! From the moment we met Heidi and her wonderful photographer husband, Alan, we knew they were the perfect d...
uo for our Safari Park wedding. They were helpful, communicative, and constantly positive. With Heidi's easy to follow resources and clear questionnaires and forms, together we created the most perfect, nature-centric ceremony. Many of our guests were blown away by our heartfelt ceremony and details of our love story.
As a type A bride, Heidi and I had a lot of back and forth emails trying to get the ceremony just right, and she even added a special piece about the symbolism between the Safari animals and our marriage, something very important to us. I think we must have called to the animals, because the most serendipitous thing happened during the ceremony-- a parade of several giraffes came galloping along right behind us, right before I was going to say my vows. We were all completely awestruck, it was just the perfect moment.
When we look back on our wedding day, we are blessed to have memories of Heidi's calming and reliable presence. She gave us water, positivity, and delivered the most beautiful ceremony. Our guests who had the chance to meet Heidi, shared with us what a kind person she was. Many also said they loved the tone of her voice and how she was very professional and had the audience in control.
Heidi and Alan are both so knowledgeable about weddings, and with their help we felt confident that we had a solid timeline. We felt very well taken care of in their presence. Thank you!
Wow, Heidi was an incredible officiant and helped me and my husband craft the most perfect ceremony. I've seen many weddings and sometimes the officiant makes it about themselves, ...
or thinks of it as a tight 5 comedy special, but not Heidi. She was professional, well-spoken, and truly understood our needs to help us create a perfect day. We eloped in Joshua Tree and she drove out to us, and helped us figure the how to's of getting married every step of the way. I highly recommend working with Heidi if you want a ceremony that is special, filled with joy, and has heart and soul. I will definitely be recommending Love Story Vows to anyone I know getting married. Thank you Heidi! :) - Holly & Evan.
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I HIGHLY recommend using Love Story Vows for your most special wedding day. I felt a connection with Heidi during our first call and she left me feeling confident she would do a gr...
eat job. I was wrong….she did a PHENOMENAL INCREDIBLE JOB! All of our guests were blown away with the uniqueness and sincerity of our custom ceremony and I couldn’t agree more. I am truly thankful to have hired Love Story Vows.
Heidi, our extraordinary wedding officiant! She created our special day into an intimate celebration that was undeniably "us." From the moment we met her back in 2019, after gettin...
g our wedding canceled for April 2020, she continue to communicate with us and was there for us September 2023. Heidi demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to making our ceremony uniquely reflective of our love story. She took the time ensure she learn about our relationship and created a ceremony that seamlessly weaved together the threads of our journey. What sets Heidi apart is her remarkable ability to make the experience all about us—her words not only encapsulated the essence of our love but also captured the hearts of everyone present. With a perfect blend of professionalism and personalization, Heidi ensured that our wedding day was not just an event but a heartfelt narrative, leaving an indelible mark on our hearts. Her dedication to making our day truly ours transformed a ceremony into a cherished memory that will forever be etched in our minds. Thank you, Heidi, for turning our love story into a beautifully orchestrated celebration that surpassed all expectations.
Heidi was wonderful to work with! She was communicative, supportive, and professional every step of the way! She was knowledgable about the Southern CA wedding scene and connected ...
us with Sherman's Deli and Bakery for our wedding cake when we told her we will still looking for a bakery.
The ceremony she wrote & conducted was beautiful, funny, and perfectly represented us as a couple, which was only possible because of how much time she spent learning our story and getting to know us.
After our wedding, there was a small issue with our marriage license that required us to resubmit the application. She quickly met us, resolved the issue, and handled resubmitting the application within days of us reaching out.
She truly went above and beyond for us throughout our entire planning journey!
Heidi was the perfect officiant for our wedding day--I am beyond thankful to have found her. The ceremony was really important to us and finding an officiant was our first priority...
after booking a venue. Heidi really took the time to get to know us and to craft a custom, personal ceremony that suited us so well. Our ceremony was funny, surprising, and heartfelt--she really captured our relationship and personalities. Our guests commented on how much they loved our ceremony and our vows.
Heidi was also such a helpful & calming presence throughout the wedding planning process and on the day. She takes her responsibilities seriously and is very organized and professional (she kept us on track with gradual deadlines) and at the same time she is so sweet, quirky, and very people-oriented--she frequently checked in on how we were feeling with all the big emotions that come with a wedding, and she gently made suggestions in moments where I was overwhelmed or indecisive. I really feel like she was a fairy godmother to us in this process.
She also helped us find Alan (her husband, Love Story Photography) to be our photographer, who did an incredible job with our wedding and engagement photos. We really couldn't be happier with both Heidi & Alan--they helped make our wedding the best day of our lives.
I can’t say enough good things about Heidi from Love Story Vows! In my search for an officiant, I was overwhelmed with all of the choices and didn’t know who to choose. I ended up ...
asking my friend who had been her sister’s officiant and she pointed me to Heidi—and I am so glad she did! Heidi worked with us every step of the way to create a personalized ceremony that was everything we wanted: short, non-religious, funny, and sweet. She had our guests raving about it being one of the best ceremonies they had ever seen, and several guests asked if she was a friend of the family because it felt so personal! Heidi also has great ideas for unity ceremonies—the “tying the knot” ceremony was a big hit at our wedding. Cannot recommend her highly enough!
Where to start! Heidi is a dream come true! She couldn’t have been more helpful with the entire process- especially considering we found her last minute! She put together an incred...
ible ceremony, incorporating our culture, our moms and our love story and truly, it was the BEST part of our wedding day. The nerves completely disappeared when we were in front of our loved ones, because we knew Heidi was gonna guide us through. Even now, a couple weeks later, she is still a beautiful part of our lives. Her kindness, dedication and support are the best wedding gift you could ever recieve. Look no further!!! Heidi is the Officiant (and angel) you need on your wedding day! 🩵🩵🩵
Heidi is amazing! We knew she was the one we wanted to marry us right after we were done with our first call with her. She made everything so easy during the whole process. The ce...
remony was AMAZING! She is a wonderful person with a wonderful soul. Her energy and light make everything much more special. We are so happy that she was the one marrying us in our special day.
Heidi was wonderful to work with. She helped us every step of the way and even gave us tips to help us in our new journey of being a married couple. Heidi felt like close family to...
guide us on this journey and truly made our wedding a joyous occasion. I will recommend her to anyone getting married in the future. Also, she is connected to Love Story Photography and they are amazing as well!!!
Heidi is awesome! We had wanted to have a personalized ceremony that reflected who we are as a couple, but we had no idea where to start. Enter Heidi, who walked us through every s...
tep and had lots of ideas on crafting a customized ceremony. She not only made sure we got the fun stuff done, but she helped us with the legal process as well. As a busy bride, I appreciated her reminder emails and texts, helping us stay on top of the whole process. She gave us "homework" to complete, so she could write our ceremony, which was helpful to prevent things from being done at the last minute. She also sent rough drafts for us to read over, so we could make changes if necessary. She made it easy and fun to work on our ceremony, and the day of, she helped calm my nerves! Guests really liked the ceremony we put together, and most importantly, we loved our ceremony! We will have memories for a lifetime! Thank you Heidi, for being a part of our special day! We couldn't have gotten married without you! Photo is of our 30 sec pre-ceremony photoshoot for our guests. We had a unplugged ceremony for obvious reasons 😂
Heidi is just THE best! My husband and I are from Northern California and did a destination wedding at the Kimberly Crest House in Redlands, California. So I was looking on Yelp fo...
r an officiant on that area. I came across Heidi and after reading the other rave reviews about her, decided to reach out to see if she could chat with us about her services. She got back to me pretty quickly and we set up a call so she can actually get to know us and let us know what we can expect out of her ceremonies. She checked in with us through the year to make sure we were good and reminded us to get our marriage license, etc. Her being so on top of everything helped us out a lot because we introduced a new baby into our family 3 months before we got married and things were busy and crazy. She made sure everything was how we wanted - she even asked us what color dress we'd like her to wear! Day of the wedding, she came and checked in on us frequently. Right before the ceremony, she made an announcement for no phones during the ceremony too. We absolutely loved that! She incorporated two of her ceremony rituals (flower chain and play-doh) that involved our guests and our sons.
There's so so SO much more I go on and say, but I'm sure you get the point - Heidi goes above and beyond to make our wedding experience unique to us. And she's sure to do the same for your wedding!
Heidi was amazing! She was super helpful during the whole process. She checked in multiple times to see how we were doing with planning and helped calm us down when we were getting...
stressed from planning. She officiated our wedding at Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa and the whole event was perfect! She even showed up early to make sure we weren't too stressed out before the ceremony. The ceremony was tailored to us and what we wanted. We got to express how we feel about each other and Heidi helped to keep it light and fun.
Heidi is absolutely amazing! Right after the ceremony ended and even throughout the Reception and Brunch the next day, I heard from EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR 65 GUESTS about how ABSO...
LUTELY BEAUTIFUL, PERSONALIZED, ROMANTIC, EMOTIONAL, ORIGINAL AND FULL OF SENTIMENT our ceremony was. Their expressions as they shared this with us is something I will never forget.
My husband and I come from somewhat religious backgrounds but we really wanted to go a different route for our ceremony; something that represented US, captured our journey, our future, and incorporated the things that we love to do and geek out together, as well as making both our families happy. As many people who don’t really know where to start looking, I began conversations with a bunch of officiants who could perform nondenominational ceremonies. However, none of them seem to have that warmth and caring enthusiasm that Heidi has. During our first call it came out that Heidi also likes the very same things that my husband and I enjoy geeking over and we just knew that we had found her. She provided that connection that elevated her from just someone doing a service, guiding us through a process that they’ve done about a hundred times with other couples… to someone with whom we actually felt super comfortable to be ourselves, say silly things, allow ourselves to be completely honest and vulnerable, and have absolute trust in her guidance. Working with her as we customized and build our ceremony was so seamless. She was super open and flexible to new ideas from us. We did the Celtic Handfasting and a twist on the traditional Hispanic ritual of the coins, as well as provided our own suggestions for readings. More importantly, she was super understanding of how stressful this planning journey can be, and she was always there to cheer us on. She goes above and beyond on everything. Minutes before the ceremony, she talked to our photographer to let him know about the Celtic Handfasting and they agreed on where would be the best place to be for photos! The Ceremony was so beautiful and fun. When we weren’t holding back tears, we were laughing! Her telling of our Love Story seemed to bring everyone together, witnesses of our journey. Again, everyone’s expressions as they came up to us to share their feelings of the ceremony, as well as their best wishes, is something I will never forget. Even after it was all over, Heidi stayed to talk to us and encourage us on our exciting future together. Tears were shed! The rest of the night seemed to go so fast for me, but the Ceremony lives suspended in my memory.
Thank you so much Auntie Heidi!
Heidi is such an amazing and special soul! She made our whole experience seamless and special! We found her at a bridal show and were immediately drawn in by her presence. She was ...
pretty much there from the very beginning of planning and she made herself available for literally anything, not just questions about the ceremony or officiating. She helped us with her vows, me especially as I struggled with writing them myself. After a long phone call with her, I was able to write my vows within an hour. She was so amazing to work with and she was so personable, she feels like part of our family now! I would recommend her to anyone, but I would HIGHLY recommend to anyone within the LGBTQ+ community because she is a true ally and she will take care of you like an aunt you've never had! Thank you so much Aunt Heidi!!!! ❤
The officiant is one of the most important people at the wedding so we made sure to interview many different people. The moment we spoke to Heidi, we hit it off and we knew she was...
the one we wanted to do our vows. We wanted something different than every other wedding and she delivered as promised. She put together, and told an amazing, beautiful love story about us. Everyone at the wedding said the love story was not expected, but they absolutely loved it. There were many family members from each side that were meeting for the first time and it really gave them background on where our relationship and marriage came from. She communicated with us through the process and even went out of her way to make sure we were taken care of before and during the ceremony. As there can be a lot of anxiety on the wedding day, Heidi went out of her way to hold space for us. She also had some recommendations on making our ceremony unique, and we elected to do a Celtic handfasting ceremony, which was so much fun! We loved working with “Auntie” Heidi and would highly recommend her to everyone.
Blessings come in many forms and on our wedding day Heidi was one of them. She is professional, relatable, down to earth, and can read a room and deliver the right words at the rig...
ht time. Through out our entire process, she always made sure to take time to honor our love and our choices. She provided the perfect balance of direction, while also encouraging us to color outside of the lines and make our ceremony ours. We absolutely recommend her, 10/10!
I cannot say enough good things about Heidi. We hired her 3 weeks before our wedding date, as our original officiant had a last minute medical emergency. We found Heidi through her...
husband, who was our wedding photographer, and he couldn't recommend her enough. Thank goodness she was available! Right off the bat we felt at home with her. She is so kind and warm, and we just felt at ease speaking with her, especially during that stressful time. She sent us some questionnaires so she could really get to know us and our story.
When I tell you, she created the most amazing ceremony for us. She had TONS of options to make our ceremony custom to us and our style. And I'm not even exaggerating, the entire audience was in tears. We got so many compliments from our friends and family about how incredible our officiant was. My husband and I felt like it was just the three of us up there, even in front of all those people. She spoke like she's known us for years. It was just the most beautiful ceremony I could have imagined. I HIGHLY recommend Heidi!!
Heidi will create a ceremony that reflects you! It's hard choosing an officiant. It's your wedding. The ceremony should be about you and match your personality as people and a coup...
le. Not highlight the personality of the officiant. Heidi can do this for you! Heidi created a ceremony that reflected our personalities and heritage. She is upbeat, fun, reassuring and calm all at the same time, making the planning so easy.
Heidi is AMAZING! if you are looking for a very personal and custom wedding ceremony look no further and book Heidi! She is such and incredible person and makes you feel like you h...
ave been friends forever! Heidi officiated our wedding 2 weeks ago and we are so happy with how our love story and ceremony came together. She was always quick to respond to emails and helped out with finding other vendors when we were still looking. she's very informative and just knows so much about weddings! We are beyond happy that we had Heidi as our officiant! I still read our ceremony and cry with just how amazing she put together our love story. Our family and friends asked us later if she was a close friend because of how personable our ceremony was. Even after the wedding she has been amazing in giving us advice on changing my last name and the process to do it. Like I said... look no further, Heidi is the one!
Heidi is the officiant YOU need!!!! When choosing an officiant through my research it was tough. I didn’t find anyone that I thought we could really connect with or who could provi...
de us with a ceremony we were looking for. I found Heidi and instantly knew she would be perfect. She’s so knowledgeable and has the best energy!! I also trusted her instantly and I appreciated how much she wanted to get to know me and my husband. She had great suggestions and was always in contact with us. She LISTENED to us and really wanted us to be happy. I appreciate that she was always responsive, and just a text away. My husband and I said our personal vows privately and I even sent her those to review. The day of I was blown away by the ceremony. It was soooo personal, as if she had known our relationship for a long time. We have received soooo many compliments since from our family and friends and can’t wait to relive it all when we get our video back. She even surprised us both by keeping some parts of the ceremony a surprise till the day of and it was truly everything and more. I would go to weddings where the officiant was a friend or family member and I would wish that we could have someone close to us officiate our wedding, she was our person and she provided the results as if she might as well be our family or friend. We are so appreciative of you Heidi and all your help along the way and making this such an easy process. You must book Heidi, you will not regret it!!!!!
Heidi is the best officiant you can ever have for your wedding. If you are looking for an officiant for your wedding you should choose her, with no hesitations! We got so many comp...
liments on our wedding ceremony and how great she did! Our guests really weren’t expecting our ceremony to be like it was, and Heidi shared our love story perfectly. I love that it wasn’t your typical, boring, super religious ceremony that people think regular ceremonies usually are. Heidi made our ceremony very personable and made sure it was everything we wanted it to be. We were able to tell her our love story, our dreams and our wishes to each other. And she made it sound 100x better as it was presented at our ceremony. She was very very easy to work with and made me and my husband’s planning process stress free! I loved how she would also give us lots of advice about wedding planning or even just giving me reminders the night and day of the wedding to make sure everything went smoothly. Me and my husband just loved our Aunty Heidi!! She is seriously the best and did everything so flawlessly for us. You will not regret having her as your officiant.
Heidi was the perfect person to make for the most meaningful and beautiful ceremony for us! We are soooo happy (and lucky) that we found her in our search for an officiant. She is ...
kind, patient, and flexible. She took our stories and our readings and compiled it into a beautiful ceremony. She had many of our guests in tears and many of them also mentioning to us after that they were thoroughly entertained throughout our ceremony. She was very helpful with making sure we did the marriage license process correctly. Our planner also commented she is probably the most professional officiant that they have worked with. Heidi is great and we highly recommend her if you are looking for someone great to work with and if you want for a meaningful, beautiful ceremony!
Heidi was so incredible! We had originally planned to get married in 2021, but had to push a full year to 2022! Heidi was incredibly thoughtful and caring during this process, offe...
ring advice and counsel throughout our postponement and through the creation of the ceremony. She made sure to make the ceremony everything that we as a couple wanted, including thoughtfully incorporating aspects from both of our cultures respectfully. She became a friend, and made sure we were ok the entire time leading up to the wedding and day of. Her recommendations were spot on and made the ceremony perfect!
I’ve had so many people come up to me saying that was the best ceremony they had seen, and I am so happy Heidi got to be a part of our special day.
My husband and I are very happy that we found Heidi. We had about a month to plan our January 8th wedding and were looking for an officiant that would make our wedding ceremony fe...
el special. Upon first speaking to Heidi, it felt right. She has this charm that radiates even over the phone. Speaking with her was comfortable and she easily made us laugh. We immediately knew that she was the one that we wanted to officiate our wedding.
During our wedding day, Heidi checked on both my husband and me. Her words of encouragement, advice, and reminder to take deep breaths were helpful. I remember that one of the key things that she said to us was that during the ceremony it is going to feel like it was just the three of us up there. I can say that she definitely made it feel that way. She weaved our individual love story responses seamlessly into one. I loved hearing our story aloud and enjoyed hearing our family and friends laugh along with us. It was very apparent that she took the extra time to tailor our love story and it was the perfect balance of heartfelt and fun. The ceremony was my favorite part of the wedding, and I am happy Heidi went above and beyond to make our wedding day feel extra special!
Heidi is an amazing officiant and we are so thankful to have had her officiate our wedding last month. She is genuine, kind, charming and a true professional. My husband and I felt...
comfortable with Heidi from our very first FaceTime call. She was attentive and listened to all of our needs and wants. She was able to create a heartfelt, witty and fun ceremony for us - truly everything we had envisioned and more.
Heidi was fantastic! She was very easy to work with and made our ceremony alot of fun!! We had numerous people come up to my wife & I and say what a wonderful ceremony it was and t...
hey truly haven't experienced anything like that before.
We highly recommend her!
Rev. Heidi (now known as Aunt Heidi to us) is the absolute best! We knew from that first phone call we had with her about 2 years ago that we were in great hands. My husband and I ...
are still blown away by the Love Story that she crafted for us. We still get compliments from our guests about how beautiful and touching the ceremony was and how they absolutely loved the Love Story! Even though we had 120 guests, she truly made us feel like it was just the three of us.
For the past 2 years that we've been planning this wedding, Rev. Heidi always made herself available to us and helped guide us through the process. When my father passed away earlier this year, Rev. Heidi and her awesome photographer husband (who was also our photographer) reached out to us to offer their condolences and we were so touched by the gesture. We spent at least an hour on the phone talking through my emotions and what I was going through. Lots of tears but it was very healing and I felt a lot of peace after the phone call. I will never forget that.
I highly recommend Rev. Heidi, especially the Love Story she crafts for her couples. You will be blown away just as we were, I promise!!
I can say how amazing Hidi was on our wedding. Not only on our wedding day but also the lead up. She was so helpful. She made standing in front of all our friends and family so eas...
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Best officiant ever! Truly a wonderful person, and excellent to have at your wedding. Hard working and goes above and beyond before and after the big day!
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